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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Yawshing Tang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Carl Xiaodong Che, Saratoga, CA (US);
Na-young Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yawshing Tang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Carl Xiaodong Che, Saratoga, CA (US);
Na-Young Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/09 (2006.01); G11B 27/36 (2006.01); G11B 5/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hard disk drive with a disk that has a plurality of data bits. The drive includes a circuit that reads each data bit n times and selects a value for the bit based on the most frequent occurrence of one of a plurality of values. This process provides a voting technique that enhances the quality of accurately captured data.